Pre-Order and Backorder in Magento 2

If your products are selling like hot cakes and you can't keep up with the growing demand, you need a pre-order or backorder functionality. Here is the difference:

Pre-orders

Magento 2 Pre-order and Backorder functionality is the right thing to satisfy customer's demand, generate buzz around your products and accumulate sales. No matter which industry you are in.

Backorders ('Don't have it? But this is a product of my dream!') allows a store owner sell products that are out-of-stock. Popular items can be sold out quickly, in order not to lose sales and lead customers to the competitors, merchants use backorders functionality.